I have a sheet of paper in my toolbox at work with all the cars I've owned written down. I thnik this 70 GTO is something like the 92nd car I've owned. I'm 39ou:
hmmmm 70 ford maverick 6 cyl 69 Datsun Roadster... funnest car I ever owned and sorry I sold it!! 74 260 z former track car, pretty rough flairs, roll bar and no carpet 75 camaro 6 cyl rust bucket 72 240 z... damn su carbs! 84 z28ho t tops in red.. my first "nice car" 69 427 cobra kit car... sold it for the down pmt on my house 88 IROC red t tops tpi posi 92 toy xcab 4x4 v6 94 TransAm red t-top 95.5 toy xcab 4x4 v6 still driving it with 240k amazing truck, repairs to date: starter contacts, wheel bearing & a power steering pump... gotta love it:beer
1959 Triumph TR-3A 1957 Buick Roadmaster 1958 Buick Special Conv 1968 Buick Wildcat Conv 1968 Buick Wildcat Conv 1968 Buick Wildcat Conv (yeah, 3 of 'em) 1970 Buick GS455 1970 Buick Estate Wagon 1972 Buick Estate Wagon 1975 Buick Skyhawk 1992 Buick Park Ave Ultra 2007 Chrysler 300C SRT/DG
64 Lesabre 4 door 67 galaxie 500 fastback 75 Lesabre vert 70 225 2 door 74 Cutlass 68 Impala fastback 92 Camaro RS vert 93 Mustang vert (I know, I know) Those are my favorites that I can remember.:beer
1:45 AM Tuesday - have time to list 'em now In order by acquisition date; showing year bought, city - color et al Teenager Years 1962 - '53 Buick - Tonawanda, NY - Canary Yellow - I8, 6volt - automagic Buick was named and painted on nose of hood - PIG-ME. . . 1963 - '58 Olds 98 Conv - Tonawanda NY - WH on Wh on Wh - 3 deuce (J2) carbs - V8 (?) Air Force 4 years 1964 - '53 Chevy - Automatic - Denver, CO - swapped cracked block(I6) engine/tranny for good engine (I6) w/3 on tree w/floor Hurst shifter - Fire Engine Red w/Wh Top - Drove home to Tonawanda enroute to Japan - no top; Army blanket over top rod to stop wind buffeting me - , only 1st and 3rd gears 1966 - '50 Plymouth fluid drive (shift or no shift) Tokyo 1966 - '58 Honda 305 cc Dream road bike Black 1966 - '66 Honda 305 cc CL On/Off Road bike Black 1967 - '67 Honda 450 cc CL On/Off Road bike Canary Yellow with Bumble Bee black and yellow seat. Bought a month before DEROS back to USA - took it home. . . A "friend" smuggled it off Travis AFB. . .Played heck rying to register it. Back to Civilian Life 1967 - '68 Kharman Ghia Convertible NEW Turd Brown body and top both - 4 speed tin-turbo ! 55 HP. Option: AM Radio - Tonawanda NY 1968 - Married a '66 Ford Convertible - V8 -Auto; Sld for house down payment and furniture help. Blue, Wh top - Tonawanda NY 1969 - '63 Chevy Biscayne - I6 - 3 on tree; manually painted witrh a green paint brush - weighed about 4,000 pounds. 1970 '66 AMC Ambassador Tank. V8 Auto, Tonawanda NY. got pasted by a Mustang on Interstate 90 on the way to work. Fixed up and got rid of it. 1970 - '67 CHrysler Imperial Wagon - (twins - surprise! - born) traded in Kharman Ghia. Overkill. . . - Tonawanda, NY- Grass Green woodie 1971 - '72 Mazda RX3 Dual Wankle - Canary Yellow w/Leopard Vinyl Roof - 4 speed - had more GUTS than my later Mustang GT. San Jose CA 1972 - '65 Chevy Panel Van San Jose CA - faded Red and White Top. I6 - I rebuilt with neighbor's help. Turned out GOOD. Added seats for twins. Was daily driver for 4 years in CA 1973 - '66 Lincoln Continental - Suicide Doors - Copper Penny color. San Jose CA. Drove cross country when moved back to Tonawanda, NY (75) 1977 - Blizzard in Tonawanda NY - snow drifted OVER Street Level Electric Wires. Continental tried to start - packed snow bent fan blades - Mazda started and drove every day. 1977 - '77 Ford Tempo (?) - Tonawanda NY -TRADED the '66 Continental - plus dealer gave me $200 cash for the NEW Ford. Ford dealer's daughter absolutely wanted the Lincoln. They put it on showroom floor for a year or so. 1978 - Mazda died - sold for $300 1978 - '69 Pontiac GTO - Convertible - Fire Engine Red - 400 CI; 4 Speed - rust bucket ! Tonawanda NY - GiddyUP. . . 1979 - Parted out the GTO for twice what I paid for it. 1979 - '66 Pontiac Tempest - pretty much full race - cams, 4 speed, big, wide soft tires - Sandy Brown. Back to San Jose CA - 1980 - toyota corolla - split pea soup green rustbucket for transportation. 4 cyl 2,000 ci auto. 1981 - '81 Suzuki 550 cc 4 banger, 6 speed bike. Black Tonawanda NY again 1985 - '78 Cadillac, PINK - 4 door sedan; like a Mary Kay leftover. North Haven Connecticut 1987 - '81 Cadillac - 2 door Coupe - Blue - in CT . Well, it's 1:45 AM - time for some shut eye. More list later ? RipRohring :Comp:
I think I missed this one. I have the ones in blue. Lets see: 1972 Volkswagen Super Beetle -Canary Yellow AutoStick. Went thru 3 motors. 1972 Chevy Nova - Cost me $50, drove the hell out of it and sold it for $400 1972 Buick Skylark - Had it from 1988-2009. R.I.P 1971 Buick Skylark GS 455 - Owned it for a year. Parts car basket case. 1972 Buick Skylark Custom - 2009-present. My first Skylark lives on in this one 1977 Lincoln Town Coupe - like new. Just gave it to my daughters boyfriend. 1979 Ford Mustang Hatchback - L4, 4spd. Nice little commuter car. 1981 Kawasaki KZ1300 - Sold it to my buddy. I bought it from his dad. Karma 1982 Ford Crown Victoria Wagon - Car was bad-ass. Wish I still had it. 1982 Olds Delta 88 Royale - It was free. I sold it for $400 after got hit 3 times 1987 Ford Mustang Sedan - White, like the police use. I miss that car. 1987 Ford Thunderbird LX - V6, 5.0 wheels. Miss this one too. It was sweet. 1991 Ford Taurus Wagon - The Family years begin... CRY. 1995 Chevy Tahoe 2D - Finally scored this from my brother-in-law. YAY!! 4x4 1998 Chevy Astro Van - Still have it. Parked at my mom's house. It's retired. 2000 Chevy Cavaler Z24 - Dark Green 2.4 5-spd - I miss this car. it kicked ass 2000 Dodge Inrtepid R/T - 50K on the clock for $1500. Loaded. Cant beat that 2002 Chevy Equinox - replaced the Z24, much to my disapproval. 2005 Chevy Trailblazer - replaced the Equinox, also to my disapproval. 2005 Chevy Cobalt - The daily driver. On loan from Mom, who decided she liked dad's Avalanche better than her Cobalt. I've got a thing for green cars. Of the cars above, the Skylark, Lincoln, Astro, Z24, Equinox and Trailblazer were all green. The Tahoe, R/T and Mustang LX Sedan were all white. The Skylark *was* sandalwood. The one I replaced it with *is* sandalwood. Karma. The 71 GS 455 was Maroon. (yuck) The Taurus wagon and the Crown Vic wagon were both Silver. The Nova was Blue. The Delta 88, Kawasaki and the Colbalt were/are Black. The VW was Canary Yellow.
Geesh thats a hard question to answer. I'll try to get all the memorable ones in but I'm sure I'll miss as many as I list First car. Moms hand me down 73 Pinto 68 Javelin 69 AMX 66 Cuda 55 Belair 65 Camino 67 Firebird 68 Riv/455 68 Impala 70 Bug 72 Chevy Van 65 Chevy van/327/375 vette engine 69 Fury/ Slant 6 ( turned that one into a El Camino) 65 Impala 283 32K Rusted out frame 73 Delta 88 88 Astro 80 Corolla SR5 96 Silverado then the current list in my signature. I'm sure I have forgotten at least 10 less memorable cars along the way. Each hold a special place in my mind.
Sadly Sold = ou: Happily Gone :blast: Happy Ownerp 1960 Pontiac Ventura 4 door hardtop 1969 Opel Rallye 1970 Buick Skylark Custom 2 door hardtop 1963 Chevrolet SS Impala Convertible loaded with options ou: 1931 Ford Model A Coupe ou: 1972 Dodge Challenger ou: 1975 Chevy Luv Pickup horrible 1977 Datsun B 210 hatchback 1978 Chevrolet C 10 P.U Big 10 1983 Malibu Sedan 1985 Suburban Silverado 1986 Buick LeSabre Sedan Inherited.. 1989 Chevrolet Shortbed 4X4 P.U 1993 Chevrolet Suburban 454 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 Convertible p 2000 Chrysler Concorde XL :blast: 2000 Buick LeSabre 2003 Chevrolet Extended Cab P.U. 1970 Buick GS 455 Convertible p 2010 Volkswagon Passat Thanks, Bob.
Oh!!! This is a good one... 91 Chevy Sprint -very first car at 16 had to do the clutch in the first week then the engine in 2 months 90 Chevy Sprint organ donor 87 Crown Victoria 4 door 302 EFI 81 Crown Victoria 4 door 351 Windsor 79 LTD 2 door 315 Windsor Now to the present cars 70 Twin turbo Skylark 350 73 Buick Century 350 75 Buick Regal 350 76 Century 350 78 Skyhawk 231 71 vega I will not get into the trucks LOL.. The 91 4x4 Dakota was FUN though!
Tooo many 66 Chevelle SS 396 4 spd (My First Car purchased from original owner car was 10 years old) I was 15 68 Camaro SS 4 spd 69 Chevelle 4 spd 69 Nova 4 spd 70 Nova SS 72 Nova SS 64 Olds Dynamic 88 Convert 64 Falcon Sprint Altered straight axle drag car since 1965 10 second car @ Niagara (Early 1970 s) 70 Baracuda 70 Torino SCJ 429 4 spd one owner untouched car.(drag Pak wild ass ride) 75 Hurst olds W-30 76 Cutlass S 455 83 Hurst Olds (Ordered new) 76 Chevy 4x4 78 Chevy 4x4 83 4x4 suburban 90 4x4 suburban 76 El Camino 2002 Vette convert 67 C-10 Time capsule 57 Chevy 78 Chevette, Narrowed, Tubbed,4 link, caged, 355 handful to drive,93 inch wheelbase.Did leave hard n straight. 71 Chevelle SS 402 71 Vega 327 350 horse GM short block,angle plug GM heads,4 spd,12 bolt 4.11 rear, 70 Camaro 2003 Silverado HD 2500 crew, 8.1 Plus the jellopys I curently list. Lotta fun rides,miss em all.:3gears:
Let's see... 1975 Chevy C10 P/U 1957 Chevy Bel Aire 2 door HT (project never finished ) 1977 Camaro 1973 Chevy C10 (first really nice car/truck) 1987 Mazda B2600 4x4 1999 Dodge Ram 4x4 1993 Chevy S10 Blazer 4x4 1992 Toyota Four Runner 1993 Chevy Cavalier (beater) 1937 Buick Special (another unfinished project :spank: ) 1995 Buick Riviera SC 2003 Ford Escape 2010 Toyota Camry 1964 Buick Wildcat Convertible 1987 Ford F-150 4x4 Not too long of list for a guy almost 45 years old. I still have the last 4 cars on the list. I tend to keep a car a long time if I like it. I hate car payments :grin:
1970 Pontiac Lemans Sport 1979 Pontiac Trans AM (gun metal gray & no bird on the hood) 1983 Chevy S10 1994 Chevy WT1500 1996 Jeep Cherokee 2007 Chevy Silverado 1500 (current) and of course my beloved 1972 Buick GS 350!
1963 Oldsmobile jet fire, 66 merc monticlare, 67 Buick GS 340, 67 GS 400, 67 pontiac ventura, 73 kingswood estate, 76 Cordoba, 78 Cordoba 70 plymouth sattelite, 70 stage 1, 91 AWD Caravan, 99 AWD Carivan, 91 Spirit R/T, 89 turbo Shadow, 2004 pacifica, Have at this time ou: 04 1500 QC Hemi Ram, 07 AWD Pacifica limited, 87 GN TTou:
im glad to see im not the only one with a sickness. i actually sat down and started a spreadsheet to keep track. im 36 and my count is at 50. every now and then another one pops in my head. at one point i had 7 g body regals sitting around my garage along with my normal keepers and daily driver. thought the girlfriend was going to kill me.:beer
I quit counting 10 years ago at 146 includig all the cars bought and parted I dont think I have the patience to try to get thru a real list.
This is fun! Let's see... 1952 Plymouth Cambridge 1985 Civic Hatchback 1949 Kaiser Special 1964 Galaxie four door 1964 Galaxie two door 1970 Galaxie four door 1960 Buick Invicta 1953 Chevy Two Door hardtop 1950 Chevy coupe 1969 Buick Skylark I think that's it!
Starting with the first; 1961 Fiat 1200 Cabriolet 1972 Ford Capri 1965 Mustang Fastback (K code) 1969 Mercury Cougar Convertible (351W) 1966 Chevelle Malibu (283 3 spd) 1968 Triumph GT6 (Ford V6 conversion) 1977 Corvette 1982 Mustang GT 1975 Mustang Ghia ii 1984 Nissan truck 1979 Corvette 1986 Chevy Blazer 4x4 1987 BMW 325is 1992 Mustang GT 1970 Mustang Mach 1 (351C 4spd shaker) 1988 Cutlass Calais 1992 Honda Prelude 1993 Mitsubishi Diamante 1994 GMC Sierra 1996 Chevy Truck (4x4) 1996 GMC Sonoma 1993 Cadillac Eldorado Sport Coupe (1st Northstar) 1997 Mustang Cobra Convertible 1988 Lincoln Mk VII 1997 Ford F150 4x4 1999 Ford F150 4x4 1997 Cadillac STS 2003 Ford Expedition 4x4 2004 Dodge Truck 4x4 2005 Ford F150 4x4 King Ranch 2007 Nissan Maxima 2007 Lincoln Navigator 4x4 1998 Honda Accord 1995 Corvette convertible 2005 Cadillac XLR V 2009 Ford F150 4x4 Platinum 2007 Honda Accord 1971 Buick GS 455
1975 Toyota Landcruiser FJ55 - My first car for project at age 13, 1993. Paid $50. Parted for cash. 1963 Toyota Landcruiser FJ40 - Bone stock. Paid $600. Traded for 1966 Toyota Landcruiser FJ40 - With 305 conversion and fried wiring harness. Project for off-road fun. :TU: 1975 Kawasaki KE125 - With desert tank. Free from Dads' boss. 1978 Datsun 280Z 2+2 - First car I could legally drive on the street, finally turned 16. Paid $200. 1970 Honda 750 - Paid $400. Came with a 1976 Yamaha SR500 1984 Chevy Scottsdale - With Built 350. Paid $1200. Cool truck. 1984 BMW 325e - Paid $800. What a POS :blast: 1979 Chevy Malibu Classic - Came with a competition LT1 350/TH400. Paid $2000. Original paint and wheels. Awesome Sleeper. :TU: 1990 Chevy Suburban 1500 - Paid $3800. Great truck. 1966 Plymouth Valiant - 225 Slant Six. Paid $400. Very Reliable. 1997 Ford Bronco - Paid $1200. Gave it to my Uncle Joe. 2006 Honda CBR 600RR - Purchased new for $8000. Stolen from my back yard. 2004 Honda Shadow Sabre 1100 - Paid $6200. Great cruiser. I was put in a coma when some jerk hit me on that bike. 2001 Chevy Suburban 1500 - Current family car. Paid $5500. 1966 Buick Skylark - Current driver/project. My first Buick won't be my last. :grin: That's in order of acquisition.
'66 Pontiac Bonneville (4-door hardtop, Pontiac 389) '94 Dodge Dakota (extended cab long-bed, 3.9) '96 Chevy Cavalier (z24, 2.4) '88 Chevy K5 Blazer (Chevy tbi 350) '95 Chevy Caprice (Chevy L99 4.3) '84 Buick Lesabre (4-door hardtop, Olds 307) '73 Buick Electra (4-door hardtop, Buick 455) That doesn't include the cars that I drove regularly that were titled to other people. I keep saying if I buy another car it'll be a '62 Caddy since I haven't had a Caddy yet and the recent pattern of going older by 11 years means the next one must be a '62.
